Ruling party creating rift among people: Farooq

Says minorities feeling threatened under BJP
Srinagar: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah Friday said the ruling dispensation was creating rifts between various religions and the minorities were feeling “threatened”. He was speaking at a function organised here to welcome former IPS officer Shafqat Ali Wattali into the party fold. “Unfortunately, in this election, the party that is ruling is creating a […]
Strongly condemn attacks against Kashmiris: Rahul

New Delhi: Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday condemned the violence against Kashmiris and said India belonged to its citizens from every corner of the country. Gandhi’s reaction come after two Kashmiri vendors selling dry fruits were thrashed by a group of saffron-clad men in Lucknow on Wednesday. Tweeting a video of the incident, the […]
Restrictions in Srinagar as separatists call for shutdown

Srinagar: The authorities Friday imposed restrictions in parts of the city here as a precautionary measure in view of a strike called by separatists against slapping of the Public Safety Act (PSA) on JKLF chairman Yasin Malik and ban on Jaamat-e-Islami (JeI). Restrictions were imposed in six police station areas of Srinagar the summer capital […]
Intruder held in Samba
Jammu: A Pakistani intruder was on Friday arrested along the international border (IB) in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, the Border Security Force (BSF) said. The intruder was apprehended by BSF troops in Ramgarh sector, an official of the border guarding force said. He said alert BSF personnel noticed the person and caught him […]
Alleged sexual harassment: SC grants interim police protection to JK nurse
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday granted interim police protection to a Kashmiri nurse at a government hospital who had filed a plea seeking protection from her alleged sexual harassers. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi issued notice to the Jammu and Kashmir administration, directing it to provide adequate police protection to […]
Missing Rajouri girl found in Jammu
Jammu: A girl, who went missing two days ago, was recovered from Jammu bus stand by the police, an official said Friday. The girl hails from Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district and was handed over to her family, they said. On Wednesday, a missing report was lodged by the girl’s brother at Dharamshal police station, […]
People have right to know truth about Balakot airstrike: Gehlot
Jodhpur (R’than): Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said on Friday that people had the right to know about the truth behind the Balakot airstrike. “The world media has been claiming that nothing has been found on the ground as claimed by India and creating confusion over the incident. Shouldn’t the people have a right to […]